"Please ignore the hyperbole." *dozens of comments exclusively about the hyperbole*
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It's just as much a reminder of why hyperbole is such a shitty rhetorical tool in persuasive writing as it is a reminder that people have a hard time looking past it to other things That line about being scared of men in the middle of grocery stores was a self defeating grenade.
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Replying to @ProperOpinion
i'm kinda coming to the conclusion that men and women both use the word "safety" and think they know what each other means, and are utterly wrong, that women have a completely different concept of safety that is basically only fulfilled by at minimum a secure private dwelling
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Replying to @chaosprime
You're not wrong. Anecdote: my girl doesn't like to sleep by the window rather than the door because that's where someone could break in.
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i think being an only child and being my dad's right hand man on most stuff growing up is to blame for my more masculine instincts? i make my husband sleep on the side of the bed furthest from the door to our room so that i can react to a threat easier if needed
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Replying to @WithTheCaswave @ProperOpinion
ooh training effects! if it's all right to ask, how much generalized anxiety would you describe yourself as having?
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Replying to @chaosprime @ProperOpinion
you gotta tell me why you asked though! i love trying to follow people's train of thought, especially when, like you, youre asking questions to broaden a discussion! and you also sound much smarter than me, which makes the whole convo much more interesting for me :P
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Replying to @WithTheCaswave @ProperOpinion
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oh, because i'm testing my model described above and over here:https://twitter.com/chaosprime/status/1108051997561892864 …
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what you're saying is consistent with it! also thanks for the compliment 
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